NBC has pulled “Love Bites” from the fall schedule and will replace it with “The Apprentice” Thursdays at 10 p.m.

The move was precipitated by multiple factors: the pregnancy of series regular Becki Newton, who plays a young, single woman; and creator Cindy Chupack’s desire to relinquish show-runner duties citing personal reasons.

Newton is married to Chris Diamantopoulos.

“Everyone at the network loves ‘Love Bites,’ ” said NBC exec Mitch Metcalf. “But for a number of reasons, it now makes sense to showcase the comedic anthology series a little later in the new season.”

The upcoming season of “The Apprentice” has just wrapped shooting in New York. Many of the 16 contestants have recently lost jobs and others are recent college graduates with few prospects. Instead of the ostentatious rewards traditionally bestowed on the winning team, project managers will get one-on-one meetings with business leaders and CEOs.